Document Type
Honors Thesis
Abstract
There are over 771,000 people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in the United States, with job loss and natural disasters threatening to increase this number. This project reviews two possible means of providing affordable housing for PEH: using existing buildings, and Additive Manufacturing or 3D printed housing. Twenty cities in fourteen American states were reviewed for current housing unit vacancy, future planned building-to-housing conversions, and requirements to provide Additive Manufactured housing. The number of PEH found in each city was compared to the number of vacant housing units and planned building conversions. Additive manufacturing was studied through its cost and time efficiency, land availability for housing, and its ability to house those displaced following natural disasters. When combined, more housing units, future building conversions, and land exists than PEH in each city. This implies that through consistent funding efforts towards housing PEH, affordable housing options can significantly decrease overall homelessness in America.
Disciplines
Architecture | Social Statistics | Urban, Community and Regional Planning
Publication Date
Fall 2025
Language
English
Faculty Mentor of Honors Project
Mahmoud Bayat
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Boddie, Kortlynn D., "Housing Provision in the United States: How Sustainability Approaches Can Address Homelessness" (2025). 2025 Fall Honors Capstones Projects. 24.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/honors_fall2025/24